Garrison Keillor drops restraining order
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - January 29, 2008 Keillor had accused Andrea Campbell, 43, of Hawkinsville, Ga.,
of stalking him by making unwanted visits and sending him bizarre
gifts, including a petrified alligator's foot, dead beetles and
poems.
A hearing on Campbell's appeal of the restraining order was
canceled. It had been set for Monday.
"The parties mutually agreed to dismiss based on Ms. Campbell's
commitment not to have further contact with Mr. Keillor," said his
attorney, Mary Stumo.
"I guess he felt he couldn't defend what he had put in the
affidavit, and I guess he realized it was all just a big
misunderstanding," Campbell told the St. Paul Pioneer Press for a
story to be published Tuesday.
Campbell said she "held a space of love and forgiveness and
just let the universe work its magic, and I think his conscience
got to him."
While she said she has no intention of contacting Keillor again,
she told the newspaper she is working on a book about how she
believes she and Keillor influenced each other's creative
processes.